I think of them as feisty rather than uppity.
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Uppity
//ˈʌpəti//
Synonyms for "uppity" (113 found)
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Closest matches (23)
Strong matches (34)
Related words (56)
Adjective(32 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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Synonyms
1 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived from
1 entriesetymologically related_to
2 entriesrelated to
4 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
37 translations across 12 languages.
Danish
4 entries- arrogant adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
- fisefornem adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
- flabet adj (exceeding one's station, refusing to submit)
- fræk adj (exceeding one's station, refusing to submit)
Dutch
2 entries- arrogant adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
- hooghartig adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
Finnish
2 entries- koppava adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
- ylimielinen adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
French
2 entries- arrogant adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
- impertinent adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
German
3 entries- arrogant adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
- dreist adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
- hochnäsig adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
Lithuanian
1 entries- pasikėlęs adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
Norwegian Bokmål
4 entries- arrogant adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
- bråkjekk adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
- eplekjekk adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
- hovferdig adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
Plautdietsch
2 entries- grootsch adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
- ippich adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
Portuguese
1 entries- metido adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
Russian
2 entries- высокоме́рный adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
- самонаде́янный adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
Spanish
1 entries- subidito adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
Swedish
2 entries- uppnosig adj (presumptuous, above oneself)
- uppstudsig adj (exceeding one's station, refusing to submit)
Sample sentences
4 total sentences available.
"Hit wuz wunner dese yer uppity little Jack Sparrers, I speck," said the old man; "dey wuz allers bodder'n' longer udder fokes's bizness
Source: wiktionary
And the Yankees are very upset because so many uppity darkies have been killed recently.
Source: wiktionary
The Association was openly committed to "restoring the historical balance of power intended by our Founders" between the nobility and the uppity commoners […]
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